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Raisinten , 10 Years ago
Grade 11
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Neeti
See, mv2/ l is the centripetal force which is present along the radial direction along the center of rotation. Now since net force is centripetal (towards O which is the point of attachment of the thread) The difference bwteen the two forces must also be towards the point O .
Since mv2/l is positive and directed towards the center, the difference should also be such that it’s direction is towards O , meaning it should be T – mgcos theta = mv2/l 
The mistake which you’ve made is, you’ve got the direction for mv2/l wrong, it isn’t directed outwards but it is directed inwards towards O. 
 
Feel free to ask whatever is not clear :)
Last Activity: 10 Years ago
Neeti
The most important thing in questions related to friction and rotational motion etc is to get the diagram right. That’s very important because you base your equations on the diagram. 
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